Plane Talk

Published 2:11 pm, Friday, May 11, 2012

A meeting of the Plainview/Hale County Airport Board will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the commissioners meeting room at the Hale County Courthouse.

FRIDAY: A customer flew to Rogers, Ark., and back in his Beech A-36 Bonanza. Dr. David Wright flew to San Antonio and Dallas in his Beech Bonanza. Hub City Aviation flew in from Lubbock for touch-and-goes, then back to Lubbock in their Piper Cherokee. Ron Taylor departed for Durant, Okla., in his Bellanca Viking after annual inspection. Texas Department of Public Safety flew in from Lubbock for some approaches, then back to Lubbock in their Cessna 206 Stationair. ED3 LLC flew in from Aspen, Colo., for fuel and lunch, then flew to Austin in their Cirrus SR-22. Paul Valovich flew in from McComb, Miss., for fuel, then to Ridgecrest, Calif., in his Experimental RV-8. Mitch Probasco flew in from Fort Worth in his Beech 200 King Air prop jet to leave for storage due to the runway at Floydada being closed for crack-sealing.

SATURDAY: David Hurt flew to Granbury in his Bellanca Viking. 421 Aviation flew to College Station and back in their Cessna 421 Golden Eagle. Randy Henderson flew locally in his Cessna 182 Skylane. Danny Lambert flew locally in his Decathlon. O’Hara Flying Service flew in from Amarillo to drop off Denny O’Hara, then back to Amarillo in the Cessna 421 Golden Eagle. John Bush flew in from Daggett, Calif., for fuel, then headed for San Antonio in his Cessna 310. Cody Williams gave dual instruction to a student in his Cessna 172 Skyhawk. Hub City Aviation flew in from Lubbock for touch-and-goes, then back to Lubbock in their Piper Cherokee 160. A customer flew in from Birmingham, Ala., for fuel, then headed for Sholow, Ariz., in his Maule. Dan Nickens and Richard Bach flew in from Stephenville in their 2 Sea Rey Amphibian aircraft to spend a few nights.

SUNDAY: David Patterson flew to Austin and back in his Beech V-35B Bonanza. Leroy Pearcy flew in for fuel, then to Durango, Colo., in his Piper Cherokee 235. Dan Nickens flew locally in his Sea Rey Amphibian. Cody Williams flew locally with a student in his Cessna 172 Skyhawk. Dr. David Wright returned from San Antonio and Dallas in his Beech Bonanza. Dylan Forney flew in from Athens for fuel, then headed for New Mexico in his Piper Cherokee.

MONDAY: Ronnie Robbins test-flew a Bellanca Viking for the shop. Cody Williams and students flew locally in the Cessna 172 Skyhawk. Mike Ray flew in from Guymon, Okla., on business, then later in the day flew to Dallas in his Beech A-36 Turbine Bonanza prop jet. Hub City Aviation flew in from Lubbock for touch-and-goes, then back to Lubbock in their Piper Cherokee 160. Tim Harris flew in from McKinney for fuel and lunch, then to Chandler, Ariz., in his Piper Malibu Matrix. Bell Textron flew in from Amarillo and Lubbock for touch-and-goes, then back to Amarillo in their V-22 Osprey Tiltrotor jet helicopter. Mitch Probasco flew his Turbine 502 Air Tractor prop jet in from Floydada to leave for maintenance, then returned to Floydada in his Beech King Air 200 prop jet after being here for storage.

TUESDAY: Renewable Fuels Consulting flew in from Mason City, Iowa, for fuel and business, then flew back to Mason City in their Piper Cherokee Archer. Dr. John Skelton flew to Clovis, N.M., in the Cessna 172 Skyhawk to take his Private Pilot checkride, then returned to Plain view. Congratulations, Dr. Skelton, on passing your checkride! Vermilion Aviation flew in from Lafayette, La., and Sugar Land where he picked up six passengers for fuel and to visit Covenant Hospital Plainview, then later flew them back to Sugar Land to drop off, then back home to Lafayette in their Pilatus PC-12 prop jet. A customer flew in from Grand Prairie for fuel, then headed for Sacramento in his Piper Twin Comanche. Danny Lambert flew locally in his Decathlon. Bryan Rose flew in from Lubbock in his Piper Twin Comanche to leave for maintenance, then flew back in from Lubbock in his Scout to test fly his Twin Comanche for the shop, then flew back to Lubbock in the Scout. A customer flew in from Jackson, Miss., for a quick turn on fuel, then flew to Santa Anna, Calif., in his Beechjet 400A. Cody Williams and a student flew locally in his Cessna 172 Skyhawk. Monty McFadden flew to Lubbock and back in his Piper Cherokee.

WEDNESDAY: Charles Stair flew locally in his Bellanca Viking. Bryan Rose and friend flew in from Lubbock in the Scout to pick up the Piper Twin Comanche, then flew back to Lubbock after maintenance. A customer and his wife returned from Ruidoso, N.M., in their Bellanca Viking. John Schwarz and Dave Smith flew in from Huntsville, Austin and Amarillo on business, then flew to Austin, then home to Huntsville in their Beech 200 King Air prop jet. Randall Boyett flew locally in his Stinson. Ron Lowe flew in from Abernathy to have lunch at Jalisco’s, then flew back to Abernathy in his Ercoupe. A customer flew to Hobbs, N.M., and back in his Beech A-36 Bonanza. Wally Moyers flew in from Shallowater for fuel and a short visit, then back to Biggin’ Hill in his Piper Super Cub. Mitch Probasco departed for Floydada in his Turbine 502 Air Tractor prop jet after maintenance.

THURSDAY: Bell Textron flew in from Amarillo for touch-and-goes, then back to Amarillo in their V-22 Osprey Tiltrotor jet helicopter. Cody Williams flew in from Georgetown in Ty Flippin’s Bellanca Viking for fuel and lunch, then departed for California. 421 Aviation flew customers to College Station in the Cessna 421 Golden Eagle.